GIFTS & GOOD READS

Type goes well be­yond glossy print prod­ucts. It’s home to the city’s largest se­lec­tion of mag­a­zines, daily and weekly news­pa­pers, and jour­nals from across Canada and abroad. But the store also houses an ex­cel­lent col­lec­tion of cards, nov­elty items, chil­dren’s toys and other small gifts. Open daily, 7am to 10pm. 254 El­gin St., 613-233-9651, Map 4 E5 thegift­ed­type.bou­tiquewin­dow.com

THE MOD­ERN SHOP Mod­ern ac­ces­sories, light­ing and fur­ni­ture are avail­able from brands such as Mu­uto, Jonathan Adler, Foscarini, Hay and Moder­nica. Check out their web­site to see their over 20,000 prod­ucts. Free ship­ping on or­ders over $99. Open daily; hours change sea­son­ally. See web­site for info. 541 Sus­sex Dr., 877748-0387. Map 4 F3 the­mod­ern­shop.ca

BYWARD MAR­KET SQUARE This his­toric land­mark has over a dozen pur­vey­ors of fine foods, in­clud­ing a French bak­ery, a bagel shop, and cafés that serve a va­ri­ety of in­ter­na­tional cuisines. Also on site are bou­tiques that spe­cial­ize in fine crafts, many made by Cana­dian ar­ti­sans. Open daily. 55 ByWard Mar­ket Sq. Map 4 F3 by­ward­mar­ket­square.com